Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 08653bd4b1dcfd7c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.2 KB Created: 2021-07-15 09:55:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: e8fa7dc7bcf296fd192d211b39054ac3 SHA-1: a1bfcd3abcd0a76ae0790f185845d67579da5197 SHA-256: 08653bd4b1dcfd7ca998d1a9f8288c1aeb0a403e59c8ffbab1b934fe16292a60
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress upload directories. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, specifically phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or download of a secondary payload from these compromised sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://gostium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a501520d25d---48054099184.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://falegnameriacastiglione.it/userfiles/files/wabagibaxanigotisix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://curry-box-deluxe.de/userfiles/file/76602401786.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://triumphtoday.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085d5b4afbf0---vesej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://birgatour.mn/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/guzujusiziso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arizonalightingsales.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/80b75354218df2a248e3553fd614e570/13538629543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://julieesteban.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d7132402db5---gonetilosoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchiriereelicopterromania.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081900f6348b---99339283448.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lumisolar.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cef2c6b550---86202441437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.everhouse.lt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6e6863d39b---94209542256.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nusratali.com/userfiles/files/jufobowami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yidinfo.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4m9gsgcj8dmf7pqo46nuotf78v/27739440827.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medok18.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1fe2ed2bbb6d796062cd8758850dcf91/lofujominabox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indoorclub-informa.com/boletines/img/file/3394697456.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.intermediastudios.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/652ba5c55e2548df1cc800652e4533f2/vilot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroisvias.ru/userfiles/file/mewidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.caesarstravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4a4b0f0b67---47644472542.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://desertflying.club/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e7ddc63776---83453938429.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worksafeorg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/730sk5b82cr8r1rao20risb422/kamisufixi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csss77.com/clients/d/df/df7f2fdc42e243c7a03c192a8228c0be/File/13439353479.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cargeacrew.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c7db598cf3---24374204093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://logistra.fr/ressource/site-image/files/litezomogoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.penyembuhanholistikreiki.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607600211372a---gasofakexaxupadu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hadlowsecurityshutters.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0860499de24e4f499a73ab2d44dd9978/71191482501.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=naan+sirithal+happy+birthday+song+mp3+downloadPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ec4c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC4C 19316 bytes
SHA-256: d0d6c76944638ad1553c91406fcfcd651e4190b030d1fc65b7d581a955d1b36d
font_01_sfnt_off00011d86.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D86 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001359d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1359D 11196 bytes
SHA-256: 3820afd5508af57889199892a05ed1589b134565414a08c742d8a60bbb18025f